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Newstart Change Will Push Under-30s into Poverty – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th June 2014 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service, has called on the Federal Government to drop its plan to deny unemployed people under 30 access to income support for six…

Where Are the Children’s Voices?

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th May 2014 -    It’s Australian children who will feel the brunt of the Federal Budget decisions on student fees, Newstart and Youth Allowance – but will they get the chance to…

Significant Hardships For Young People in Care: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 27th May 2014 -  Children in care experience dramatically higher incidences of mental and chronic health issues, are more likely to be bullied at school, and are more likely to find it difficult to…

ACOSS Warns on Budget Welfare Cutbacks

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 -  A new analysis from welfare peak body ACOSS claims the main welfare targets expected in today’s Federal Budget – Newstart, family tax benefits and the disability support…

More Older Aussies Seek Newstart

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th May 2014 -  More jobless Australians in their 50s and 60s are seeking the Newstart allowance, new figures out of the Department of Human Services have shown. According to the figures, sought…

Welfare Increases Still Too Low – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th March 2014 -  Australia’s peak body for community services and the welfare sector has expressed concerns over the small rise to income support payments, such as Newstart and Parenting…

ACOSS Delivers Federal Budget Proposal

Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th February 2014 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has urged the Federal Government to deliver on its promise to put the nation's Budget on a fair and sustainable…

Campaign Calls for Better Start for Single Mums

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th January 2014 -  A new website that reveals the stories of single parent families living on Newstart is the latest part of an ongoing campaign to end child poverty. The website, found at http://www.10storiesofsinglemothers.org.au…

Andrews to Look at Review Welfare Payments

Staff Reporter, Friday, 27th September 2013 -  The Coalition Government is considering a review of all welfare payments, including income-support payments for single parents, according to reports. The Australian has reported…

BUDGET: Gaping Hole for Poorest Remains

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th May 2013 -  Welfare peak body ACOSS says while it welcomes the Federal Government’s vision to secure disability care and dental and schools reform in the Federal Budget, it cannot believe…

Unaffordable Housing Worsens – Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 29th April 2013 -  A new report from Anglicare Australia has shown that less than 1% of available rental properties around the country are affordable for anyone on a Newstart allowance, parenting payment,…

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